Monday, October 22, 2012

The Best "Live" Concerts versus The Best "Live" Albums...Who Wins?

We've talked about it a billion times while never locating a true answer. Who are the Top Ten current and past music acts that have or "have had" the strength to sell out a major world renowned arena under ten minutes? Before I leap into a "Live" Performance I'll start with asking...if you could go back in time which "Recorded" performance would fork out over $1000 a seat to see? KISS Alive I or II or III in Australia Frampton Comes Alive John Denver where he recorded Thank God I'm a Country Boy Metallica in San Francisco Grateful Dead Live/Dead Iron Maiden Live After Death Rush Exit Stage Left Cheap Trick Live at Budokan Johnny Cash Folsom Prison Now...lets perk up the bumpy bits with "Live" hits No particular order: Michael Jackson The Beatles Taylor Swift Jay Z with Beyonce Lady GaGa lil Wayne Madonna U2 Garth Brooks Justin Bieber Of those ten who gets cut by the unstoppable guitar licks and lyrics of The Rolling Stones? Mick and Keith just sold out their November 25th and 29th shows at London's O2 Arena in just seven minutes. Fans apparently snapped up the arena's least expensive seats, priced around $152, in just three minutes, while the priciest seats at around $601 were gone a few minutes later. The high traffic caused Ticketmaster to crash before the tickets had sold out. A holding page read, "We're experiencing high demand. You will be automatically directed to the page requested as soon as it becomes available. Thank you for your patience." Resale websites are already listing tickets for as much as $20,050. Presale for the December 13th and 15th shows at Newark's Prudential Center will start tomorrow at noon EST, with a general on-sale following on October 26th.

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